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New Delhi displaced
Calcutta as the capital of British India in 1912. It was selected to stand adjacent to Old Delhi, erstwhile capital of the Mughal empire, to emphasize continuity between the two imperial traditions. Many of its public buildings were designed by Sir Edwin
Lutyens to provide a sense of majesty, yet within 35 years the British had gone.
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Delhi: urban space and human destinies. (Book Reviews: General).
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...EMMA TARLO & DENIS VIDAL (eds). Delhi: urban space and human destinies. 261 pp.' maps, figs, plates, bibliogrs. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, 2000. Rs 475...When I was asked to review this book about Delhi, which is also my home-town, I expected...
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Delhi, UPR Sign Interim Agreement on Bearcat Unit No.1 Well; UPR Commits Four Future Pinnacle Reef Wells to Delhi
PR Newswire; 9/30/1997; 700+ words
; DALLAS, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- USX-Delhi Group (NYSE: DGP) announced today that Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation has entered into an...Group Inc. (NYSE: UPR) that provides for Delhi to transport and treat initial production from...
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Delhi look to salvage some pride
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 2/15/2006; 700+ words
; NEW DELHI, India, Feb 15 -- AN ENRAGED man is a careless man. The last match played between Delhi and Himachal may provide ample evidence to...malfeasance and ignominious politics that mires the Delhi and District Cricket Association, besides...
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+(New+Delhi%2c+India) "United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India)")
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Delhi Govt preparing action plan to check illicit Liquor.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 3/10/2009; 700+ words
; New, Delhi,. Ap -- The Delhi Government is preparing an action plan to check sale of illicit liquor in Delhi, it was informed today. The action plan, which was almost finalised in a meeting, presided over by the Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta...
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Delhi: Capital challenge ; No doubt the city's infrastructure is improving, but its satellite towns are still a mess and, worst of all, crime continues to be a serious problem.
Newspaper article from: Business Today; 9/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; Delhi may be the capital and the political nerve...but then these are not the only reasons why Delhi has dropped one position in our survey of...which is headquartered in Gurgaon, near Delhi: Law and order is the biggest factor impacting...
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Delhi gets lifestyle reckoner for 'luxury vagabonds'
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 4/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 11 -- "All Delhiites have their...Fiona Caulfield in her new book "Love Delhi". It targets the "cash-rich, time...and get excited about the city. I think Delhi should have more such guides, which will...
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Delhi college refuses to part with land for Metro
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 4/14/2008; 614 words
; ...Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 14 -- The Dayal Singh College of Delhi University is up in arms against Delhi Metro that is trying to "take away" a portion of its land meant for a girl...
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THE DELHI LAWS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) BILL, 2006 ENACTED
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 5/26/2006; 700+ words
; NEW DELHI, India, May 26 -- The Government of India...issued the following press release: The Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill 2006 has...says that the National Capital Territory of Delhi attracts a large number of people from across...
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Delhi Govt signs pact for LNG to fire power plants.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 10/27/2006; 700+ words
; Delhi Govt signs pact for LNG to fire power plants New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) The Delhi Government today signed an agreement with Petronet LNG Ltd for purchase of natural gas for fire generation projects with a total capacity of about 1,500 MW...
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Insipid Delhi find themselves in dumps
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 12/26/2006; 700+ words
; NEW DELHI, India, Dec 26 -- DEBUTANT SUHAIL Sharma...after tea, but it was just too late for Delhi. The 99 runs that Kamlesh Makwana (54 n...this Round-V Ranji Trophy match out of Delhi's reach. Saurashtra sure were looking...
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Delhi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Delhi , union territory and city, N central India...officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (2001 provisional pop. 13,782,976), 573 sq mi (1,484 sq km), is on the Delhi plain, which is crossed by the Yamuna River...
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Delhi Sultanate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Delhi Sultanate refers to the various Muslim dynasties...of Ghor defeated Prithvi Raj and captured Delhi in 1192. In 1206, Qutb ud-Din, one of his generals, proclaimed himself sultan of Delhi and founded a line of rulers called the Slave...
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New Delhi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
New Delhi , city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna...Calcutta (now Kolkata ) as capital of British India; New Delhi was officially inaugurated in 1931. The city is also...
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Delhi boil
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
Delhi boil ( del -i) n. see oriental sore .
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Singh, Khushwant
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...February 1915. Education: The Modern School, New Delhi; St. Stephen's College, New Delhi; Government College, Lahore, B.A. 1934...Yejna , an Indian government publication, New Delhi, 1956-58; visiting lecturer, Oxford University...
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